Wilmar USD Election 2017: Early Results For Measure F

PETALUMA, CA — Wilmar Union School District's Measure F appeared to be narrowly losing, according to early election-night results posted by the Sonoma County Registar of Voters Office. Of voters within the Petaluma district, 64.3 percent — or 515 — said yes on Measure F. Meanwhile, no votes numbered 286, or 35.7 percent. The measure requires two-thirds approval by voters.

Although there were no polls open this Election Day because of the recent wildfires, Sonoma County Elections Manager Deena Thompson-Stalder told Patch preliminary, unofficial results for Measure F and other local elections would be released this evening.

The election was conducted entirely by mail-in ballots. As of Tuesday morning, Thompson-Sadler told Patch the registrar's office had received 6,000 of 21,000 ballots mailed to voters in Cotati, Windsor and the Wilmar Union School District in Petaluma, where local measures are at stake.

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Measure F is a $65 annual parcel tax for eight years in the Wilmar Union School District in Petaluma. The $70,890 annual revenue from the tax will go toward music, arts, counseling services and technology at the K-6 Wilson School at 3775 Bodega Ave. in Petaluma.

Money from a previous parcel tax in the district expired. The Measure F tax will begin on July 1, 2018 if it receives two-thirds approval. Measure F contains an exemption from the tax for property owners 65 and older and its revenue will not be spent on administrators' salaries.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been corrected to reflect that according to election-night results, Wilmar Union School District's Measure F did not meet the necessary two-thirds voter approval. Patch apologizes for the inaccuracy of our initial report.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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